How did you know you met a sociopath / psychopath and what were they like?

One of my long-time internet friends is a psychopath. About how I found out - he just started telling me about how his mind works one day. Figured that since I don't know him personally and there is nothing I can do to blow the cover on his true intentions towards the people he meets in real life on a regular basis, he might as well tell me. Plus, he wanted to see what my reaction to that would be; he generally likes to test people like that.

I once treated a teenage client who had a serious lack of empathy. Like, she had no idea what other people felt, how they thought, what their experiences were like. It was not like she did this on purpose, so I kind of liked her, but it made her somewhat dangerous and she got in a lot of trouble.

Sadly, I feel like we are raising a generation of these kind of kids. Not all, of course, but they are exposed to so many horrible things on the internet that I feel like they become numb to tragedy. Example, on Ask Reddit a kid just said he wished he had been alive to see 9-11 because it would be fun to have watched. Maybe he was just being a dick but if you lived through it you probably remember how horrifying it was. Not something to joke about.

You more than likely have never met a psychopath, they are not good at control and get caught quickly, now sociopaths are very adept at hiding in the open. You've know one almost guarante it, take an online quiz to not only test yourself but the questions may reveal someone who has always seemed a bit 'off' Be safe out there.

Worked with a woman that acted one way around authority, and different to everyone else.

She and one of her friends would record coworkers and had a group chat about all of us, making fun of us. Then she would be super sweet to people's faces later on, and then cold the next day. Meaning ignoring greetings, snarky attitude, being bossy and stuck up. She'd wear short skirts when the manager was off and she would supervise and hit on all the dudes. Then later on she'd talk to people and act like nothing happened.

I overheard her making fun of my empathy before, and asked her if she had any issues with me. she resorted to a high pitched girly voice and stated how she had no issues with anyone!

She also used to call a guy an awkward idiot, and then she and her friend invited him out for a drink when he got a new job... just to find out info and make fun of him.